Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea and said slowly: "You are really young. You may have forgotten one thing: Yushan died in infancy before Zheng's accident."
"It doesn't matter." The third prince said casually, "After all, the noble mother and concubine was very scheming and had many foreshadowings. In short, Yushan died at a young age, and even the father could not find out the clues. Unless the father himself committed the murder, of course it would be. Internal thieves. And speaking of internal thieves, Aunt Yun'an and uncle certainly are not and have no reason to be so heartless. Who are they if they are not members of the Zheng clan?"
Yun Fenghuang said with a smile: "Based on this, it is really possible that I am responsible. What about the evidence? If the evidence is not enough, I am afraid that nothing can be done to me."
"I understand." The third prince said calmly, "Although I am young, I have asked about many things about your mother and concubine over the years. Of course, I know that if you are targeting your mother and concubine, even if it is irrefutable, I will not be defeated. Your concubine has a tongue that shines like a lotus flower. How is it possible to expect that it would be so easy to capture your concubine? If your concubine was so easy to deal with, my mother would not be tossing and turning and unable to sleep on her head."
He smiled slightly, "But it doesn't matter. I don't expect to do anything to the imperial concubine. I just need to make my tenth brother believe that I have a way to put the imperial concubine into danger."
"You are honest." Yun Fenghuang couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and said, "You are not afraid of saying such things in front of me. I will go back and talk to the Queen. How will you explain to the Queen? ?”
The third prince calmly said: "My son knows that his background is flawed, and he does not dare to covet the big position like other brothers. Originally, I just asked for a better fiefdom and lived peacefully. But the tenth brother refused, my son I can only make this decision."
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, if I hadn't been watching you all the time, I would have believed you... The reason why the tenth prince is like this is, firstly, because of the queen's favor, and secondly, it's not because of your deliberate guidance. of
Why are you pretending to be a poor little bullied person now
She thought for a moment and said: "Since you have arranged everything for your tenth brother, why are you telling me this?"
"Besides, you are all princes in front of the Queen. I dare not say anything."
"I summoned you here just to find out how you deceived my Xiao Qi!"
"I heard that my father is about to make kings for people like me?" The third prince smiled, "I know my identity, but I don't dare to expect that my father will treat me well. But there is one thing, my father will treat me well. He must be too lazy to care about his son. As for the queen mother..."
He said lightly, "Not to mention that the queen mother does not have the ability to turn her hands into clouds and rain like the noble concubine, but even if she did, she would definitely use it on her tenth brother, but her son and ministers would not be able to do it."
"I dare not hide this from your noble mother and concubine."
"It is indeed my intention to invite my seventh brother to travel together!"
"As for the purpose, given the wisdom of the noble mother and concubine, I don't think I need to elaborate on it."
Yun Fenghuang said thoughtfully, "You also want to marry a noble girl?"
"My son no longer has the support of his mother's family, how can he not place his hope in his wife's family?" the third prince responded calmly.
"But is it useful?" the imperial concubine pondered, "You invited Xiao Qi to go out to find Xiao Jiu, or you can explain to the Queen that you are to share her worries. But this matter is not worthy of the Queen's punishment. You chose a noble girl as your wife, right? After all, she is moved by your filial piety to her, but she also thinks it is appropriate... Without her to raise you, where would you be today?"
She calmly sowed discord, "Besides, from the Queen's point of view, it would be good for you to choose a concubine from a humble background. In fact, why do I bother you? You know it yourself. In His Majesty's eyes, Here, you and the second prince are different from the other princes. Your Majesty is determined not to pass the throne to you two brothers. Instead of being unconvinced and trying to do anything here, it is better to listen to the queen and work hard to support the ten princes. The prince will be raised by the same mother at least from now on, and he will definitely take advantage of it."
The third prince smiled and said: "What the noble mother and concubine said is reasonable, but it is only based on the fact that the tenth brother will definitely be able to ascend the throne. Otherwise, no matter how hard I let him, even if he is willing to give What’s the point of him being a stepping stone?”
"You don't think highly of the Tenth Prince?" Yun Fenghuang said with a smile, "This is strange. The Tenth Prince is the direct prince recorded on the jade plate. Although His Majesty does not love him like a treasure, he has become quite fond of him over the years. Pay attention. The most important thing is that there is no shortage of old antiques at any time, and it is important to pay attention to whether there are direct descendants and not direct descendants... Based on this alone, the tenth prince has the upper hand. "
"The mother-in-law also said that it is just to gain the upper hand, and it is not a guarantee of victory." The third prince said calmly, "Moreover, not only do I have a high opinion of the tenth brother, but also because the mother-in-law must have done something over the years. I heard: Ten brothers are not harmonious to each other, even brothers like Zichen who were raised by the same mother."
Of course the noble concubine knew what happened to King Chu.
But she pretended not to know: "Oh?"
"Miss Gu Jing's matter." The third prince nodded, not bothering to explain in detail, and just said slowly, "If I say something unpleasant, my son, if the tenth brother succeeds to the throne in the future, I am afraid that one of the brothers will be randomly selected. They are more reliable than him."
The imperial concubine said: "So, do you plan to support the twelfth prince?"
"Why does the Imperial Concubine think that the Crown Prince will only appear in the middle palace?" The third prince looked at her and suddenly said, "My son is more optimistic about the brothers in front of the Imperial Concubine."
Yun Fenghuang laughed dumbly and said: "You were raised by the Queen, but you are optimistic about the heir in front of me... How will the Queen feel if she knows this?"
The implication is, you are such an ungrateful person, why should I trust you
The third prince said calmly: "The Queen Mother is not suitable for the palace. Moreover, even if the heir of the Queen Mother ascends the throne in the future, the Queen Mother will also be the Queen Mother, right?"
It's just a position in the national dispute, and it's not like selling out the mother.
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, the Third Prince believes it himself.
Yun Fenghuang glanced at him. His Royal Highness the Third Prince was actually quite similar in appearance to the Seventh Prince, not in terms of appearance.
Although the appearance of the two brothers has shadows of blood relatives, they are not very similar after all.
It's the elegant temperament of someone who has read a lot of poetry and books.
It can be said that among the many princes, these two princes have the most similar charm to Chun Jia before he took office.
"Mr. Ji is really capable. No, it should be said that the Queen is simply a waste." The imperial concubine thought to herself, "How do the two children raised in front of her look like they are crooked? Not one of them is determined to support her. .”
As a mother, I really don’t know whether people should lament her misfortune or her incompetence.
"You can think about it." The imperial concubine took a sip of tea and said, "That's all, it's too early to say these things now. I only want to ask you, what you just said about the death of Yushan is what you found out ?”
The third prince's words just now, which were directed at Xuanqing Palace, were naturally intended to deceive the tenth prince.
But Yun Fenghuang thought about it and felt that if the third prince wanted to turn around or gain something by investigating the case, the death of Yushan would be the most effective.
In this case, this master must not have gained nothing.
Otherwise, why would the tenth prince think about picking peaches
"My son, I found something, but I didn't dare to go any further." The third prince pondered for a moment and said slowly, "I originally planned to let it go, but now I heard some news, so I just justified it."
Yun Fenghuang narrowed his eyes: "Don't you dare? Why don't you, the majestic prince, dare not?"
Seeing that the third prince was silent, she pondered, "Is it possible that the real culprits behind the scenes are your father, the emperor, and your mother? But let alone other things, what did they do to kill Yushan?"
"The opinion just mentioned by the noble concubine must be the opinion of most people." The third prince lowered his eyes and looked at the 捍湹 on the ground, and said softly, "Really?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "Naturally. After all, other than that, it's hard to explain..."
Halfway through her words, she suddenly stopped, thoughtfully.
The third prince then said, "I think your mother and concubine must have gained something. It's getting late. Can you allow me to retire?"
"You dare to say that in front of me." Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while, looked up at the third prince again, his eyes were a little subtle, "Are you sure that I won't do anything bad to you?"
The third prince smiled and said: "Your mother-in-law will do harm to her sons and ministers. Do you care about such a thing?"
"That's true." Yun Fenghuang also laughed, "You are a rare child who can see clearly. It's a pity that you didn't grow up in front of me. Otherwise, I would have loved you."
He waved his hand and said, "That's all, go ahead."
After the prince left, she leaned back, pinched her brows, called him in, roughly summarized the conversation just now, and asked slowly: "What do you think this little brat is thinking about?"
"Your Majesty, I feel that the third prince's intention to seek refuge is not necessarily false." Chen Jing listened, thought for a moment, and said, "Although he has the blood of the Ji family, the Ji family has collapsed after all, and even the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have been , and didn’t pay much attention to him and the second prince. His Majesty even turned a blind eye to these two princes... In this case, let alone the empress does not feel sorry for them, even if the empress wants to make him the crown prince, your majesty Regardless of the previous dynasty, who was willing? After the decline of the Ji family, who among the princes in the dynasty did not profit from it? If the grandson of the Ji family were to ascend the throne, what good would it do to them? "
"Yes, the second and third princes have little impression of their biological mother, and may not have deep feelings for Ji."
"However, it's one thing to have no feelings. It's another thing to use it as an excuse to beat up or even punish the officials."
"The third prince may not have known how high the sky is when he was young, and he may have had dreams of coveting the throne."
"As he has grown up over the years, he should know how slim his ambitions are."
"Since I have no hope, the next best thing is to hope for my other brothers from the same mother."
"But the King of Chu is stupid, the sixth prince is not taken seriously and has mediocre qualifications, the tenth prince is arrogant and domineering and mean to his brothers, and the twelfth prince is cowardly..."
"Even if we don't take into account the gap between the Queen and you, just relying on the talents and conduct of the princes, the middle palace doesn't have much chance of winning."
"Especially the most favored tenth prince in the middle palace, there is obviously a grudge between him and the third prince."
"In this case, it is understandable that the third prince would simply choose the side of the empress... As long as he helps the empress get rid of the tenth prince and his like, the crown prince will be destined to our Huanqing Palace!"
"When the time comes, as a meritorious official, even if he doesn't have the blessing to have his wife take care of him, will she still treat him badly?"
Kiyoto and other waiters also nodded.
They all felt that the third prince's choice was easy to understand.
Even though this master has been very restless since childhood...
But just because they are young, children are naive and always feel that they are powerful and can do anything... But now that they are at the age of discussing marriage, why don't they have some sense of propriety
Not to mention that the Ji family has collapsed, even if the Ji family still has Yu Ze, like today's Ouyang family, Luo family, Meng family and Yun family, still have to do things based on Chunjia's face
If you are able to rule a country, you can do what you say.
Even if it is such a big thing as establishing the crown prince, as long as Chunjia is not optimistic about it, it will be absolutely difficult to get to the top.
Since you can't fight for it yourself, what's wrong with selling it to your brother who is at odds with you and getting some credit
"Speaking of it, this is the fault of the Empress." The Qing people also said, "If she hadn't educated the princes well, why would the third prince have sought refuge with the Empress in private?"
Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was silent, Chen Jing said cautiously: "Are you worried about being deceived?"
"I just asked that boy to come over and give it a good beating today, but he climbed up smoothly." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "This is a little too smooth."
Chen Jing said: "But on weekdays, if His Highness the Third Prince comes to see you rashly, I'm afraid the Central Palace will be suspicious."
"I feel that the reason why His Highness the Third Prince asked His Highness the Seventh Prince to leave the palace is to get such an opportunity to talk to you alone."
Yun Fenghuang was silent for a while and said slowly: "That's all, this matter is not urgent, let's leave it alone for now."
She had to think about it.
It's not about accepting the third prince's surrender, but... the reason why the third prince just said he didn't dare to continue investigating Yushan's death.